Lewotobi Laki-laki, 2023

A series of explosive eruptions at the volcano in eastern Flores ran from 23 December into 1 January, beginning with heavy ash clouds that led some residents to evacuate voluntarily, and the volcano threw pyroclastic bombs and ash towards nearby villages. After the 23 December eruption a crack 160 metres long was seen on the northwest of the peak, emitting thick white smoke to a height of about 300 metres, and PVMBG raised the alert to Level III from 1 January 2024. PVMBG later reported high-level activity during 5 to 12 November with tall ash plumes, explosions, pyroclastic flows and a lava flow affecting residents, infrastructure and transport.

Eruption start

2023-12-23

Eruption end

2025-10-18

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Lewotobi

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=264180

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: indonesia, flores, pyroclastic flows, ash plume, pvmbg, evacuation

Coordinates: -8.542, 122.775

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 since 2000

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